Vehicle-wheel



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0. W. BALL & T. DAVI$. Vehicle Wheel.

No. 241,27 Patented May 10.1881.

WITNESSES INVENTOR l c'ffiw I yaw/f BY dei- ATTORNEYS.

N. FETERS, Fhotwuthugraphen Washington, D. C.

UNITED STATES PAT T 7 Gu nea.

CHARLES \V. BALL AND THOMAS DAVIS, OF MACON, ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,276, dated May 10, 1881.

Application filed December 30, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES W. BALL and THOMAS DAVIS, of Macon, Macon county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of one of our improved wheels. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken through line .00 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a part of the wheel; and Fig. at represents a modification of the oiler.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention consists in combining, with the spokes of a wheel, a tire and metallic felly, forming a T-bar, and spoke-sockets arranged on both sides of the felly, whereby strength and durability are secured to the wheel.

A represents the hub of a wheel, which may be made 'of wood, or of iron, or partly of wood. and partly of iron.

B are the spokes, which may be solid or tubular, and which have screw-threads out upon their inner ends to screw into screw-holes in the hub A.

C is a telly, which is made ota piece of bar iron or steel bent edgewise into a circle and having its ends welded together. The felly C may be made plain, or it may be crimped or corrng'ated between the spokes B. The outer ends of the spokes B are placed alternately upon the opposite sides of the folly C in keepers or sockets D, and the said keepers or sockets secured to the sides of the felly C. With this construction the keepers D hold the ends of the spokes B in place, and also form an additional support to the tire E, which can be shrunk on in the ordinary manner.

If desired, keepers D can be attached to the telly C, between the spokes B, to further support the tire E. This construction gives to the wheel the strength of a- T-iron rim, and. at a much less expense.

F is a plate secured to the end ofhub, to form an oil-chamber at the end ofjonrnal and serve as a dust or mud guard.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a vehicle-wheel, the combination, with the spokes B, ofthe tire and fellyfiorming a T-bar,

and sockets secured on each side of said felly, as shown and described.

CHARLES WESLEY BALL. THOMAS DAVIS. Witnesses:

JAS. A. CooK, J. U. Ronoow. 

